13 Famous Hoover Riffs You Know Instantly!
From Synth Icons by Andy Whitmore (andy@andywhitmore.com)
April 27, 2026 · 5 min · Season 1 · Episode 23
About this episode
In this episode, Andy Whitmore recreates 13 famous Hoover riffs using the Roland Alpha Juno-1 synth.
Send us Fan Mail Andy Whitmore recreates 13 famous Hoover riffs on the real Roland Alpha Juno-1, using the legendary “WhatThe” preset that helped define rave, hardcore, jungle and techno. In this episode, I recreate 13 famous Hoover riffs on the real Roland Alpha Juno-1, using the legendary “WhatThe” preset that became one of the most aggressive and recognisable synth sounds in dance music history. The Hoover sound helped define rave, hardcore, jungle and techno — from early ’90s clas...
People in this episode
Host: Andy Whitmore
Topics covered
- Hoover riffs
- synth sounds
- dance music history
- rave
- hardcore
- jungle
- techno
Keywords
- Hoover riffs
- Roland Alpha Juno-1
- WhatThe preset
- dance music
- synth sounds
- rave
- hardcore
- jungle
- techno
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Roland Alpha Juno-1
Books & works: WhatThe
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